| A | B |
|---|
| Cipher | a secret or disguised way or writing; a code |
| Runes | a letter in a set of related alphabets used to write Germanic languages before they adopted the Latin alphabet |
| Alchemist | a person who transforms or creates something through a seemingly magical process |
| Conjecture | inference formed without proof of sufficient evidence |
| Vacillated | to alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive |
| Chasm | a deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface |
| Disconcerted | unsettled or confused |
| Abyss | a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm |
| Hovel | a small, squalid (filthy), unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling |
| Interlocutor | a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation |
